Missing student

If there is reason to believe that a student may be missing, whether
or not the student resides on campus, Campus Security and the Dean of
Students will make all possible efforts to locate the student and
determine his/her state of health and well-being. If the student lives
on-campus, Security and Residence Life will coordinate efforts to locate
the student, including a welfare check into the room in exigent
circumstances. If the student lives off-campus Security will enlist the
aid of local police; concurrently, SMU officials will endeavor to
determine the student’s whereabouts through contact with friends,
associates, teachers, and/or the student’s employers.

If located, verification of the student’s state of health and
intention of returning to campus is made. If needed, a referral will be
made to the SMU counseling center.

If the student is not located, Security will notify the family within
24 hours of receiving the initial missing student report that the
whereabouts of the student is unknown; if the missing student lives
off-campus, family members or associates are encouraged to make an
official missing person report to local police. SMU Security will
cooperate, aid, and assist local and state law enforcement agencies as
prescribed by law and/or mutual aid agreements. If the student lives
on-campus SMU Security will conduct an official investigation of its own
in conjunction with local police as the primary investigative unit.

All pertinent law enforcement agencies including those of the
student’s normal routes of travel or hometown will be notified and
requested to render assistance; all law enforcement agencies involved
will receive routine investigation status reports during the course of
the investigation.